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Reparametrization of a closed curve that balances sum of first derivatives

(Question in the yellow box below.) A few weeks ago I was wondering about the existence of a scalar function $f(s): S^1 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and a turning angle $\phi(s):S^1 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}/...
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Does $\int_0^{2\pi} e^{i\theta(t)} (\phi(t))^n dt=0$ $\forall \; n\in\mathbb{N}_0$ imply $\phi$ periodic?

PROBLEM. Let $\theta(t)$ and $\phi(t)$ be two real analytic non-constant functions $[0,2\pi]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$. I am trying to prove the following claim If the integral $$ \int_0^{2\pi} e^{i\...
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Orthogonality relation in $L^2$ implying periodicity

Let $\theta(t)$ and $\phi(t)$ be two real $C^1$ functions $[0,2\pi]\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$. Let us assume $\theta$ has the properties $$ \int_0^{2\pi} e^{i\theta(t)} dt=0. $$ Geometrically this means ...
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